NC Auto vs Man Springs and Shocks

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:56 pm

During a meeting this morning I commented that the Auto NC Matty and I drove in Brisbane felt better on the road than the Manual NC we'd dríven earlier.

Apparently the Auto NC has both different springs and shocks (and sits a little lower).

Can anyone confirm / deny this?

jimbojones · Postby **jimbojones** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:52 pm

i thought the only difference in the manual vs. auto (besides the gearbox) was an LSD on the manual.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:21 am

No difference between auto & manual.
There is a difference between the standard car and the LE.
The LE has Bilstein shocks.
In the US it has been reported the Bilsteins feel softer than the standard, though this may mean that they are working better.

jimbojones · Postby **jimbojones** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:45 pm

[quote="Charlie Brown"]No difference between auto & manual.
[/quote]

charlie, you sure about this? my research before buying showed that the LSD could not be fitted to the auto.

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:41 pm

my understanding is that auto has no LSD but i think CB referred to the suspension being no diff.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:37 am

Philip Lee wrote:my understanding is that auto has no LSD but i think CB referred to the suspension being no diff.

Correct

Nothing stopping you buying the auto and fitting the LSD afterwards. Would be expensive though.

Back to the original comment. I think a lot of the feel comes from a good alignment. If it leaves the factory with the setting all over the place but within tolerance, the feel and handling will be less than perfect, as was found on the earlier models.